Jacques Brault

Writings include plays, novels and works of short fiction, translations and several works of Canadian literary criticism. However, it is primarily for his work as a poet that Jacques Brault is known outside of Canada. Brault died on 20 October 2022, at the age of 89.

Jacques Brault studied at University of Paris, University of Poitiers and Collège Sainte-Marie de Montréal. The recorded working language is French. Employment is recorded with Université de Montréal. Distinctions recorded are Prix Québec-Paris, Governor General's Literary Awards, David Award and Ludger-Duvernay Prize.

• Born — 29 March 1933 • Died — 20 October 2022 • Occupation — poet and translator • Alma Mater — Université de Montréal Sorbonne • Work Institutions — Université de Montréal • Awards — * Governor General's Award • Prix Alain-Grandbois • Ludger-Duvernay Prize • Prix Athanase-David • Notable Works — Mémoire

• Mémoire – 1965 • Allain Grandbois: poètes d'aujourd'hui — 1968 • La poésie ce matin — 1971 • Trois partitions — 1972 • L'en dessous l'admirable — 1975 (translated into English as Within the Mystery) • Poèmes des quatre côtes — 1975 • Agonie — 1984 • Moments fragiles — 1984 (translated into English as Fragile Moments) • Poèmes — 1986 • La poussière du chemin — 1989 • Il n'y a plus de chemin — 1990 (translated into English as On the Road No More) • Lac noire • Ô saisons, ô châteaux — 1991 • Au petit matin — 1993 • Chemin faisan — 1995 • Au fonds du jardin — accompagnements — 1996 • Au bras des ombres — 1997

• Québec-Paris award, for Mé, in 1968 • Governor General's Award • for Quand nous serons heureux, in 1970 • for Agonie, in 1985 • for his translation of the collection of poems Transfiguration by E. D. Blodgett, in 1999 • Prix Alain-Grandbois, for Il n'y a plus de chemin, in 1991 • Ludger-Duvernay Prize (1978) • Prix Athanase-David (1986) • Prix Gilles-Corbeil (1996)